Accession: 342.47.013
Editorial Title: M. Augusta De Forrest Brown to Mary Baker Eddy, December 31, 1886
Author: M. Augusta De Forrest Brown 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: December 31, 1886
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by M. Augusta DeForrest Brown on unlined paper from New York, New York.
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My Darling Teacher

I have just received your sweet welcome letter and I am glad that you did not think that I said too much, Mrs Stetson is indeed a loyal As Written: lawyal Student and would make any sacrifice I believe As Written: beleive lay down her life for you, if it was necessary, and yet it would be a useless sacrifice if it did not avail you anything, I love Mrs Stetson always As Written: alwys shall and it does As Written: dose my heart good to see her because As Written: beccase she is so loyal As Written: lawyal and good It would not matter how much I might love you, or wish to advance This great truth. It would not do any good for me to rise before As Written: befor an audience who knew nothing about Christian ScienceAs Written:C S, or who had seen a few what they As Written: thy might call marvelous cures, and felt very anxious As Written: anxous to know what As Written: whut the great As Written: greut truth of such work was, If I were to commence by telling them that they really did not see with their eyes or hear with their earsMatt 13:15 For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. I should do more harm than good We cannot stand on the mountaintopAs Written:mountain top and tell what we see there We must come down and lead them up show them the beauties first. A little thing happened a week last Sunday which I felt veryAs Written:vey sorryAs Written:sory about

A wealthy Gentleman As Written: Jentleman boarding at the Murray As Written: Murry Hill Hotel who is very As Written: vey much interested in Christian Science who has spent most of his time in giving dinners to his friends, and does it yet, but talks constantlyAs Written:constanly Christian ScienceAs Written:C S. now. They say he gives a dinner and connects the whole tablefulAs Written:table ful. He invited the Bible class to lunch but did not notify Mrs Stetson I felt very sorry, and spoke to him about. He said he was sorry, but he was afraid she would spill over the whole pail of milk He said she was like the cow that gave a good pail of milk then kicked it all over The people here are very material they are different As Written: differant from the BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts people who have had you for years to teach them till the very spiritAs Written:sprit is in the air. Most of them here never realized that there is anything but the mortal. But the most influential are being interested & it is astonishing how rapidly it is spreading

Mr Curtiss is doing a noble work

Lovingly
Mrs Brown
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My Darling Teacher

I have just received your sweet welcome letter and I am glad that you did not think that I said too much, Mrs Stetson is indeed a lawyal Corrected: loyal Student and would make any sacrifice I beleive Corrected: believe lay down her life for you, if it was necessary, and yet it would be a useless sacrifice if it did not avail you anything, I love Mrs Stetson alwys Corrected: always shall and it dose Corrected: does my heart good to see her beccase Corrected: because she is so lawyal Corrected: loyal and good It would not matter how much I might love you, or wish to advance This great truth. It would not do any good for me to rise befor Corrected: before an audience who kenew nothing about C SExpanded:Christian Science, or who had seen a few what thy Corrected: they might call marvelous cures, and felt very anxous Corrected: anxious to know whut Corrected: what the greut Corrected: great truth of such work was, If I were to commence by telling them that they really did not see with their eyes or hear with their earsMatt 13:15 For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. I should do more harm than good We cannot stand on the mountain topCorrected:mountaintop and tell what we see there We must come down and lead them up show them the beauties first. A little thing happened a week last Sunday which I felt veyCorrected:very soryCorrected:sorry about

A wealthy Jentleman Corrected: Gentleman boarding at the Murry Corrected: Murray Hill Hotel who is vey Corrected: very much interested in Christian Science who has spent most of his time in giving dinners to his friends, and does it yet, but talks constanlyCorrected:constantly C S.Expanded:Christian Science now. They say he gives a dinner and connec [?] Unclear or illegible ts the whole table fulCorrected:tableful. He invited the Bible class to lunch but did not notify Mrs Stetson I felt very sorry, and spoke to him about. He said he was sorry, but he was afraid she would spill over the whole pail of milk He said she was like the cow that gave a good pail of milk then kicked it all over The people here are very material they are differant Corrected: different from the BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts people who have had you for years to teach them till the very spritCorrected:spirit is in the air. Most of them here never realized that there is anything but the mortal. But the most influential are being interested & it is astonishing how rapidly it goes is spreading

Mr Curtiss is doing a noble work

Lovingly
Mrs Brown
 
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